Seal Team Six: Memoirs Of An Elite Navy Seal Sniper

Catherine Badel Dr. Nicholson Honors English 11, period 5 February 27, 2017 Morality and Brotherhood We’re all different but are also connected in some way. The themes of morality and brotherhood have similar qualities. These themes can be explained through Howard E. Wasdin book Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper as he journeys through the meaning of brotherhood and morality itself. Brotherhood is to have a connection among brothers or similar aspects. In Wasdin’s book, he experiences brotherhood through his many trainings mainly with his sniper buddy Casanova. Both shared connection in joining the seal’s and training in sniper school. They stuck together through their seal team six training watching out for each other during

a real-world op. Wasdin said “My Teammates and I shared a similar mindset. We had learned how to control feelings of frustration” this is an example of brotherhood sharing characteristics and connection to one and another. Just as brotherhood has a meaning of relation to others, morality has the relation of ideas different from one and another. Morality is to differentiate between what is right or wrong and distinction between the good and the bad. Through Wasdin experience, he faces decisions and actions that require him to separate things upon both sides. During one of Wasdin mission, he describes his mission of separating the good and the bad. “-our mission was to stop the mobs of evil Darkseekers and save the good Somali humans.” Wasdin uses a reference in comparison to their main mission in Mogadishu. In the book, parts of can help the reader view the good and the bad. As Wasdin stayed during their mission, many of the poor families in Somalia offered him gifts as thank you for protecting them from the evil dictator Aidid. During their mission, Wasdin pitied a boy that was in pain and made a decision that connected with morality. He, cassanova, and medic man Rick secured the boy’s family and proceeded to tend to the boy despite his pain. This example of morality expresses what Wasdin wants to do something good that would seem bad. Morality is an important factor when deciding what is right and wrong and to be good or bad. Wasdin has been through many experiences through brotherhood of companionship with his teammates and morality deciding right and wrong decisions. Wasdin sends message in life when it comes to care for one and another and to decide moral standards.